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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Jack and Ennis say goodbye at Brokeback Mountain?

2. How does Jack reply to Ennis's only comment regarding their affair on Brokeback Mountain?

3. What is the only thing Ennis ever said to Jack while on Brokeback Mountain regarding their affair?

4. With what organization do both Jack and Ennis sign up to get work the year they met?

5. How were 42 sheep lost the prior year at Brokeback Mountain according to Jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were Ennis and Jack born and what types of families did they come from?

2. Why does Joe Aguirre cut Jack and Ennis's time at Brokeback Mountain short?

3. Where does Ennis say he will sleep the first night he stays at the main camp and how does Jack respond?

4. What are Jack's days like when he has to set up camp with the sheep every night?

5. How does Ennis react when Jack tries to move Ennis's hand to his penis while they are in the tent together?

6. Where do Ennis and Alma move to after their first daughter is born and what does he do for work?

7. Why does Ennis's camp move further away from the main camp as time goes on at Brokeback Mountain?

8. What does Ennis do to save himself a trip when he offers to sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

9. What are Jack and Ennis unaware Joe Aguirre had done while they were making love on Brokeback Mountain?

10. What positions are Jack and Ennis hired for at Brokeback Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay analyzing Annie Proulx's choice to write "Brokeback Mountain" almost entirely in past tense aside from the first few paragraphs. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Jack and Ennis's relationship. Why are they drawn to one another at Brokeback Mountain? Why do they remain connected? Do you think their feelings would have changed had they seen each other more than a few times a year?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the female characters in Brokeback Mountain. Who are they? How are they portrayed in the story? How do these characters speak to gender roles in "Brokeback Mountain"?

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